Dairy Herd
Some 15 to 20% of newborn dairy calves develop umbilical cord infections after birth.
Emily Yeiser-Stepp, senior director with the National Dairy National Farmers Advocating for Responsible Management (FARM) Program, offers three steps toward continuous improvement.
Deadline is extended one week to December 20.
Plaintiffs alleged CWT Herd Retirement Program unfairly raised dairy product prices,
Holsteins have the genetic capacity to stay in the herd more than a year longer.
Checkoff employee salaries are in the spotlight again, and this time it’s Tom Vilsack, CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), facing scrutiny.
![“Right now, it's on firm footing,” Brian Rice of Vault Ag told U.S. Farm Report host Tyne Morgan. “It can last through the end of the year, I don't see any big breaks, but as we get into the January part of the calendar [that could change].”](https://assets.farmjournal.com/dims4/default/aac65a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4599x3072+5+0/resize/250x167!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffj-corp-pub.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fs3fs-public%2FAFCF5CA9-0413-4567-B9E494E67E7AAD29.jpg)
Despite USDA reporting that October milk production rose 1.7%, milk prices continue to remain higher. Can $20 milk stick around?
The robotic experience at Fair Oaks Farms will be open to the public in late winter/early spring.
Dairies will change more in the next five years than they have in the previous 1,000 years.
The vote to oust Gov. Tony Evers’ Cabinet secretary was the latest in a series of skirmishes between the governor and the GOP that comes as Wisconsin is losing dairy farmers at a record pace.
The key is good records, and then knowing what it is costing you to raise feed.
The new requirements take effect January 1, 2020.
Weight at calving not only determines first-lactation performance, it sets in stone lifetime performance.
The production history can be increased up to 5 million pounds.
Titled the “Seeding Rural Resilience Act,” the bill’s aim is to curb the rising rate of farmer suicides in America.
Four fifths of Holstein calves born in 2018 now fall in the moderate to high category, which is 6.25 to 12.5%
Secretary of Ag Sonny Perdue ruffled some farmer feathers this week with a remark about the future of small dairies. John Phipps provides his take in John’s World.
Robert Marshall is one of the creators of Mizzou’s Tiger Stripe ice cream, a treasured treat created in 1989, but the science behind the ice cream is what makes the flavor so rare.
The accelerated milk replacer provides about twice as much dry matter per calf per day as traditional replacers.
More than 62,000 people attended, including 2,133 international guests from 94 countries.
This week, Chobani is launching its second, limited-edition charity flavor, called Farmer Batch, in partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT).
The recently updated 2018 and 2019 WHIP-ML program provides payments for eligible dairy farmers impacted by weather disasters between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019.
Let’s evaluate the facts and draw our own conclusions. Let’s be smart – as well as compassionate – and not allow the forces of HSUS to divide our industry.
AgriTalk and U.S. Farm Report broadcast from University of Wisconsin-Madison, digging into some of the unique programs, perspectives the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has to offer.
Inbreeding levels in Holsteins is accelerating, particularly over the past 7 years.
Mobile app will easily allow attendees the opportunity to personalize their time at Expo.
The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder on struggling farmers and force them to relocate.
When an auto-feeder calf barn proved to be too expensive, this positive-pressure barn equipped with mob feeders is proving to be a viable alternative.
Farmers who survived the downturn from more than 30 years ago learned best practices that are applicable to today’s challenges.
Wisconsin leads the nation in sign-up rate, with 74% of its operations already enrolled.